Food-guard.



H. S.GORDON.

FOOD GUARD.

APPLIOATION IILED NOV. 22, 1909.

967,366. v Patented Aug. 16,1910.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE-S. Gannon, or narrow, 01110.

FOOID -GUABD.

ceases.

Specification otLetters Patent. Patented Aug-'16, 1910.

Application filed Rovez'nber 22, 1909. Serial No. 529,217.

To all whom it may concern. Y

Beit known that I, HORACE S. GORDON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and to prevent customersor other persons handling-or fingering articles offered 'for sale, suchas meat, or other foods which are exposed to View on. counters in storesand markets. v

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this typewhichis-cheaply constructed, which allows the articles on a counter tobe exposed to view, at the same time preventing persons handling thesame, and which may be easily placed in a lowered position to allow thecounter to be cleansed.

- In the-accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective-view of thedevlce attached to a counter and showing in broken lines, the positionof the device when in a lowered position. Fig. 2 is an end elevationthereof.

Throughout the specification and drawings similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a counter of anyconstructio'nupon the outer edges of which are mounted a suitable number of bearings2 through which passes a rod 3. At the ends of the rod 3, are mounted'upright rods 4 which are pivotally .at-

i tached at their upper-ends to'a rod 5 which extends parallel with therod 3. The ends of the rod, 5 are bent at right angles as at 6, and theends of the an lar portions 6 are attachedto a rod 7 whlch is parallelwith the rods 5 and 3. The vertical and horizontal spaces thus formed bythe rods 3, 4, 5, 6- and 7 'areoccupied bycross wires 8 forming meshesthrou h' which persons may view the articles on t e counter, but whichprevent such articles from being-handled.

It will be understood thatthe device may be position on the counter.

tion the guard is prevented from'rotating of any size and length andthat ordinarily itwill extend thefull length of a counter.

The extreme outer ends of the rods 3, which may be separate attachedportions, are bent at right angles and extend obliquely as at 9, and areprovided with eyes 10 which engage the extended ends '11 of the. rod 7.The angular portions 9 form a brace to maintain the vertical meshportion of the guard, and the horizontal meshportion at approximatelyright angles when the guard is in When'in this posiin the bearings 2, bybraces 12 which stand upright and rest upon the counter and which areattached at their upper ends to the rod 7. When it is desired to cleansethe counter, the extensions 9 are sprung outwardly and the eyes 10 arereleased from the ends of the rod 7, thereby allowing the device to bedrop ed or placed in the position.

the counter unobstructed.

I claim: 1. In a guard of the type specified, a vershown in dotte linesin Fig. 1, which leaves tical mesh portion pivotally connected to acounter, a horizont mesh portion pivotally connected to'said verticalportion, a brace adapted to hold said vertical and horizontal portionsat substantially right angles, and a brace mounted on the free edge ofsaid horizontal portion and adapted to support said vertical andhorizontal portions.

2. In a guard for the purposes specified, a vertical mesh portion havingupper and lower'horizontal rods and end vertical rods, a horizontalportion pivoted to saidvertical portion and having-an outer horizontalrod V and end rods, said lower horizontal rod of the vertical meshportion being extended at right angles and adapted'to engage the outerhorizontal rod of said horizontal portion whereby said vertical andhorizontal portions are held substantially at right angles, bracesattached to the said outer horizontal rod and adaptedflto support thevertical and horizontal portions, and pivot pieces for attaching thelower end of the vertical mesh portion to a counter.

Intestimony whereof-I affix my signature,

'in presenceof two witnesses.

. HORACE S. GORDON. Witnesses: 1

MATTHEW SIEBLER, HOWARD S. SMITH.

